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‘BETTER IN THE DARK’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR!

Australia’s favourite electro-pop rockers The Rogue Traders have announced their biggest ever Australian tour for April/May.

In news that is sure to delight their legions of fans, the band is set to play an initial 21 shows all around Australia in their first major tour in more than 18 months – with more dates to be announced soon!

James Ash, Cameron McGlinchey, Danny Spencer and Natalie Bassingthwaighte, fresh from her very successful TV venture hosting the hit series “So You Think You Can Dance”, will hit the road playing small and large regional centres, as well as capital cities, in one of the most ambitious tours undertaken by a major Australian band this year. The shows will be the ONLY chance to see the band in concert this year.

Rogue Traders are particularly keen to visit regional areas that have given stellar support to their records and where they have never played before. The band is refreshed and ready to unleash new material from their platinum album ‘Better In The Dark’, plus all the hits from their 2005 smash ‘Here Come The Drums’.

Two years of solid touring behind ‘Here Come The Drums’ has turned the Rogues into a formidable live act, and Miss Bassingthwaighte into an infectious, vampish frontwoman exhilarating audiences everywhere. “The audience is so vibrant and they feed you as much as you feed them,” Natalie says. “The fans get dressed up in my costumes which adds to the whole fun element of the show!”

To coincide with the tour, the third single from ‘Better In The Dark’ titled ‘What You’re On’ is at media from March 15 accompanied by another must-see video. The song is a band favourite and considered by many to be one of the album’s absolute stand-outs.

The ‘Better In The Dark’ tour will give the band the chance to build on the foundations laid by ‘Here Comes The Drums’. The album sold four times platinum (more than 300,000 units), spent 80 weeks in the ARIA Top 100, garnered four ARIA nominations and spawned five massive hits in ‘Voodoo Child’, ‘Way To Go!’, ‘Watching You’, ‘We’re Coming Home’ and ‘In Love Again’.

So with a swag of their old favourites and the infectious new songs being played for the first time, no wonder the Rogues can’t wait to get crackin’!

Ford is delighted to be sponsoring the tour. Ford’s Nick Cummins said: “The band’s immense popularity across Australia will allow us to increase awareness and consideration of the Ford brand amongst younger audiences.”

Tour Dates are:

APRIL
Mon 28 Regent Theatre, Yarram VIC Box office 03 5182 5420
& Tues 29
Wed 30 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston VIC Box Office 03 9784 1060

MAY
Thur 1 The Wool Exchange, Geelong VIC Ticketmaster 136 100
Frid 2 Woolshed, Ballarat VIC Ticketmaster 136 100
Sat 3 Billboard, Melbourne VIC www.billboardthevenue.com.au/bbtv
Sun 11 Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA Venuetix 08 8225 8888
Tues 13 Horsham Town Hall, Horsham VIC Leading Edge Music 03 5381 1782
Wed 14 Roi Bar, Albury NSW Ticketmaster 136 100
Thur 15 ANU, Canberra ACT Ticketek 132 849
Frid 16 Waves, Wollongong NSW Box Office 02 4283 3340 & Moshtix
Sat 17 Big Top Luna Park, Sydney NSW Ticketmaster 136 100
Sun 18 Evan Theatre Penrith Panthers, Penrith NSW Box Office 1800 061 991
Tues 20 Revesby Workers Club, Revesby NSW Box Office 02 9772 2100
Wed 21 Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford NSW Box Office 02 4325 9881
Thur 22 Newcastle Panthers, Newcastle NSW Box Office 02 4929 7555
Frid 23 Coffs Harbour Ex-Services Club, NSW Box Office 02 6652 3888
Sat 24 Lismore Workers Club, NSW Box Office 02 6621 7401
Sun 25 Twin Towns, Tweed Heads NSW Box Office 1800 014 014
Tues 27 Nambour Civic Centre, Nambour QLD Dial & Charge 07 5475 7777
Wed 28 Tivoli, Brisbane QLD Ticketek 132 849
Thur 29 Rumours, Toowoomba QLD Box Office 07 4632 3900

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